上海市崇明中学11-12学年度高二英语上学期期中考试外研版.doc

学而思网校 上海市崇明中学11-12学年度高二英语上学期期中考试外研版 第I卷（共80分）I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section A Short Conversations Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A. Its too big. B. Its very good.C. Its not true. D. Its not good.2. A. The woman will post the letter for him.B. The woman will go to the mans office.C. The woman will not post the letter for him.D. The woman will ask him to post her letter.3. A. He doesnt care about it. B. Hed prefer it.C. He dislikes it. D. He prefers it to be cold.4. A. Take care of his daughter. B. Be on duty.C. Be ill. D. Go out seeing.5. A. He studied law in college.B. He is still a student now.C. He wanted to study arts.D. He wanted to learn science.6.A. 10. B. 20.C. 30. D. 3.7. A. At the airport. B. At the cinema.C. In a restaurant. D. In a shop.8. A. Cold Coca Cola. B. Water.C. Coffee. D. Tea.9.A. The train has stopped.B. The rain wont stop tomorrow.C. Tomorrows weather matters nothing to the man.D. The man will go, if it doesnt rain.10. A. Spending the summer holiday.B. Looking for a full-time job.C. Applying for a scholarship.D. Preparing for the study of next termPart B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one will be the best answer to the questions you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. A bank robbery. B. The arrest of robber.C. The arrest of a gang of thieves. D. The robbery of a drugstore.12. A. Four years. B. Ten years.C. Fifteen months. D. Ten months.13.A. At 10 p.m. B. At 10:15 p.m.C. At 11 p.m. D. At 9:15 p.m.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To pay for the time Jane had been waiting for herB. To help Susan change her habit.C. To collect the fund for charity.D. To hurt Susan.15. A. $ 10 each time. B. $ 20 each timeC. $ 25 each time. D. None at all.16. A. She didnt pay much money to Jane.B. She made a new habit.C. She stopped her old habit and made a new habit.D. She found herself free of had habit habits.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you -will be required to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Telephone MessageFor:The 17 _.From: Company:Tel:Eric 18 _.19 _ Worldessage:Could you send a 20 _ for the office furniture we ordered 2 weeks agoComplete the message. Write NO MOKE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section A (16%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. You must have waited here for a long time, _?A. mustnt you B. neednt you C. didnt you D. havent you22.Michael _ be a policeman, for hes much too short.A. needntB. cantC. shouldntD. may23.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the combined events and he _ us that he would try as hard as possible.A. insured B. guaranteed C. reminded D. assured24.Nobody is sure how people first came to the Fiji Islands. They _ from South Africa on crafts. A. must have sailed B. cant have sailed C. might have sailed D. should have failed25.I can _ her to you for the job. She is an outstanding worker.A. recommend B. advise C. suggest D. promise26.After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home, _.A. exhausted B. exhausting C. being exhaustedD. having exhausted27.Word got round quickly throughout the country _ Lina had won the championship at the 2011 French Open tennis tournament in Paris . A. whichB. howC. thatD. where28._from the table.A. The boy down jumpedB. Down the boy jumpedC. Down did the boy jumpD. Down jumped the boy29.If only I _ the winning numbers in the lottery! Now my neighbor is showing off her new car and top brand dresses. A. were to pick out B. picked out C. would have picked out D. had picked out30. After_ church, the family would go home for dinner. A. attending B. being attended C. to attend D. attended 31. He had his camera ready, just _ he saw something that would make a good picture. A. as long as B. in order that C. although D. in case32.A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left . A. unsatisfiedB. unsatisfyingC. to be unsatisfyingD. being unsatisfied33. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _.A. to be breathedB. to breatheC. being breathedD. breathing34. In the picture, you can see the bride and the groom,_ are smiling to the photographer. A. all of whom B. both of which C. both of whom D. all of which35. _ the timely rescue from the PLA men, the earthquake-stricken areas would very possibly have suffered more deaths. A. Had it not been for B. If it hadnt been C. Were it not for D. It hadnt been for36._ your winning the game. I knew you could_ them and you_.A. Congratulation on won did B. Congratulations won doC. Congratulations on beat did D. Congratulation beat doSection B (9%) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. combination B. independentC. similarly D. fail AB. proveAC. thoughtlesslyAD. successful BC. progress BD. unavoidableCD. instantConsideration and wisdom are necessary before we do everything. Having taken a course of action without thinking, we find at once too many difficulties, small or big, preventing our _37. If we avoid acting hurriedly, we can avoid most of our troubles. For instance, a young man has a gift for teaching and doing research work. What a foolish act it would be for him to go and work as a businessman! Most of us 38 to have a satisfactory life because they have selected a job for which they dont mean to go in. Without taking into consideration our means and abilities for a particular business we should not run 39 into it.However, too much care and fear results in failure. It is a mistake to hesitate or delay action when 40 action is called for. When a swimmer has to save a drowning man, he must act at once without delay. 41, to rescue a child or a woman from a burning house, we must rush in without hesitation. Where there is no room for delay and hesitation, there must be no hesitation and delay. If there is too much care and too much fear of risks, results are often attended with failure. Therefore, only with 42 of consideration, courage and confidence can we get over any difficulty. We can be _43 _ and realize our aims in life only by just getting the three points put together. Foresight and forethought, combined with courage and confidence in taking 44risks, are necessary. With them we can 45 ourselves able to deal with an unexpected problem and ensure success.III. Reading Comprehension (35%)Section A (15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Its hard being an astronauts son. I mean, everybody expects you to be unusual or 46 , and Im just an average student, and Im average, too, when it 47 basketball, football, soccer, and baseball. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean hes so 48 and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular (不平常的) to 49 my father and make him 50 me. In one class, my teacher 51 a Fathers Day essay contest for us and the winners essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home, 52 my father, who I would write about in my essay. He sat with me in the 53 when I was a little kid and had a nightmare. He 54 me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. He sat and tried to 55 death to me when Grandpa Bob died. To me, he wasnt a world-famous astronaut, just my dad. I wrote about all these 56 in my essay.One of our neighbors said, “I 57 youll win the contest, David. Youre the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut.” I just shrugged（耸耸肩）.I hadnt shown anyone the essay, but now I almost hoped I wouldnt win. I didnt want to win just because my father was an astronaut.I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the 58 applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat. Dad nodded to me, 59 his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life,” he said. It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe Ill never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was 60 just to be my fathers son.46. A. strange B. honest C. perfect D. formal47. A. refers to B. relates with C. talks about D. comes to48. A. ordinary B. common C. special D. natural49. A. shock B. influence C. attract D. impress50. A. proud of B. interested in C. satisfied with D. ashamed of51 A. reported B. announced C. claimed D. warned52. A. caring about B. worrying about C. thinking about D. complaining about53. A. silence B. threat C. horror D. dark 54. A. pleased B. astonished C. supported D. encouraged55. A. describe B. explain C. declare D. remark56. A. experiments B. incidents C. details D. memories57. A. wish B. guess C. bet D. promise58. A. parents B. audience C. students D. teachers59. A. cleaned B. blew C. cleared D. opened60. A. natural B. ambitious C. important D. enoughSection B (7%) Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks. Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time. A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say thats a good thing. Why? In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expectedhelpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people at the same time!61. The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people _.A. stick to their own ways no matter what other people sayB. have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interestC. do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other peopleD. are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people62. According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?A. NetworksB. FriendsC. PhonesD. Parents.63. It can be inferred from the Pew study that _.A. people have been separated from each other by using computersB. the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonelyC. the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communicationD. a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thingBThe first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.“My , youre tall,” he said.Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didnt know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) whos only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesnt seem to bother youbeing short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isnt anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is youre afraid to be yourself. Youre smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red.64. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The writer cared much about Reeds attitude. B. Carlos isnt popular with the classmates. C. The writer is always confident with herself. D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer. 65. From the passage, we can conclude _. A. Carlos is as tall as the writer B. Carlos fell in love with the writer later C. the writer is very tall D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later66. What can we use to describe Carlos character? A. Handsome and proud B. Humorous and confidentC. Diligent and helpful D. Hardworking and popular67. Whats the best title of the passage? A. A girl and a boy.B. My shortcomings. C. My helpful classmates.D. A change in my life.Section C (8%)Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Life is a learning process, which involves happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations. Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair but these things are temporary and pass away.Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gra